The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is a 1952 British adventure film produced by Walt Disney that retells the legendary English folk tale of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Context triple: [James Robertson Justice, notableWork, The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men]
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A.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is an 1883 illustrated children’s book that popularized the Robin Hood legends in modern English through Howard Pyle’s vivid retellings and artwork.
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B.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a classic 1938 Technicolor swashbuckler film starring Errol Flynn as the legendary English outlaw who champions the oppressed against the tyrannical Prince John.
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C.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
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D.
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest is a 1950 swashbuckling adventure film in which John Derek stars as the son of Robin Hood, continuing his father's legacy of rebellion against tyranny in medieval England.
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E.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a small rural town in western New South Wales, Australia, known for its remote outback setting and role as a service centre for surrounding pastoral properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Target entity description: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is a 1952 British adventure film produced by Walt Disney that retells the legendary English folk tale of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
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A.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood is an 1883 illustrated children’s book that popularized the Robin Hood legends in modern English through Howard Pyle’s vivid retellings and artwork.
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B.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood is a classic 1938 Technicolor swashbuckler film starring Errol Flynn as the legendary English outlaw who champions the oppressed against the tyrannical Prince John.
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C.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
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D.
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest is a 1950 swashbuckling adventure film in which John Derek stars as the son of Robin Hood, continuing his father's legacy of rebellion against tyranny in medieval England.
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E.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a small rural town in western New South Wales, Australia, known for its remote outback setting and role as a service centre for surrounding pastoral properties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Story of Robin Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
English folk tale of Robin Hood
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Robin Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Friar Tuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Richard the Lionheart NERFINISHED ⓘ Little John NERFINISHED ⓘ Maid Marian NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince John NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Guy Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| composer | Clifton Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Ken Annakin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Gordon Pilkington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Buckinghamshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
outlaws in Sherwood Forest
ⓘ
resistance to tyranny ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney live-action films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | legend of Robin Hood ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-05-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lawrence Edward Watkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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Sherwood Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
James Hayter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Description of subject: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men is a 1952 British adventure film produced by Walt Disney that retells the legendary English folk tale of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
Referenced by (6)
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